[Missi]

I used to bake and decorate cakes, but haven't in a long time and now I can't remember the recipe for the white birthday cake frosting I used to make.
It's not the cream cheese frosting or whipped stuff like Target cake. It's like Walmart birthday cake frosting.

I tried googling it, but I don't recall adding evaporated milk, almond flavoring, or eggs.

All I remember is 10X sugar, shortening, and something like maybe a tablespoon of water.

Does that sound familiar, or am I totally misremembering?

[ajoneshiram]

I used to bake and decorate cakes, but haven't in a long time and now I can't remember the recipe for the white birthday cake frosting I used to make.
It's not the cream cheese frosting or whipped stuff like Target cake. It's like Walmart birthday cake frosting.

I tried googling it, but I don't recall adding evaporated milk, almond flavoring, or eggs.

All I remember is 10X sugar, shortening, and something like maybe a tablespoon of water.

Does that sound familiar, or am I totally misremembering?

Try going to foodnetwork.com and type in buttercream icing recipe and it will give u a bunch of different recipes for making it or u can go to walmart and bye it by the pound, thats what I do...

[history101]

Hey Girl!

Here's one I use:

Cnfection's Icing:

2 1/2 TBSP soft butter
1 1/2 Cups Conf. Sugar
1 1/2 TBSP Cream (or milk)
3/4 TSP Vanilla

[Lady Tass]

Those sound good, ask CAKE too

[Missi]

As usual, after I ask, I manage to find it.

INGREDIENTS
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup shortening
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon clear imitation vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, combine sugar, shortening, water and vanilla. Beat on low speed to combine, then beat on medium speed for a full five minutes. It won't look like Icing at first, but keep the mixer going for a full five minutes, and then you're done!

Thanks for all your help. I knew it wasn't buttercreme, though. We used shortening; everyone loved the frosting, but grossed out when we told them it was nothing but grease and sugar, lol.

I had forgotten it required clear vanilla. Of course I don't have any.

With gas prices like they are, I can't afford to drive to Walmart to buy it. (I live 20 miles from the closest Walmart, until they open ours in July) These gas prices are killing us. That's why I'm baking an .88 cake mix with .88 confectioner's sugar icing.

Thanks again y'all.

[BabeCake]

1 stick regular crisco
2 tsp. clear flavoring
4 tbsp. water
1 tbsp. meringue powder
1 lb. confectioners sugar

[Lady Tass]

Yeah but now I HAVE some good ones from here, thanks

[Ellen]

Missi

Add a dash of salt to that frosting to knock some of the overbearing sweet out.

A drop or 2 of lemon flavoring makes a different taste when you are ready also.

[NC-17]

Dang, I thought that cake mix in a box and frosting in a can were the definition of "homemade"..... Y'all have put me to shame!!!!!

[leslie71]

sounds to me like you're referring to buttercream

I use 1 cup of shortening, 1 cup of butter (salted), 1 bag of confectioner's sugar, some vanilla and a pinch of salt

[Georgia Peach Mom]

BTW, I think you can buy it by the pound at Publix. That is my favorite. Yum and thier cream cheese frosting.

[MrsApple]

CM,you brought this thread back at a perfect time!I'm making Helena's bday cake and was wondering what icing recipe I would use...now I know!

[Catch22]

http://www.wilton.co...cing/bcream.cfm .............THIS RECIPE IS FOR BUTTERCREAM ICING. WHEN YOU ADD THE COLORING, DO IT VERY LIGHT. BECAUSE, WHEN YOU PUT IN THE COLOR, THE LONGER THE ICING SITS, THE DARKER IT GETS. YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN, WHEN YOU GET TO THIS POINT. IT MAY BE A PEARLY COLOR. THIS IS DUE TO THE BUTTER BEING MIXED IN WITH THE SHORTENING. GOOD LUCK!